7 hospitals notifying patients of heater-cooler infection risks

In October, the CDC warned hospitals that a device manufactured by LivaNova — the Stöckert 3T heater-cooler device — was spreading bacterial infections to patients. Officials urged hospitals that use the device to alert potentially affected patients.

The following is a list of seven hospitals that have issued warnings to their patients about the risk of nontuberculous mycobacterium infections linked to the device, which is used during open-heart surgery. Some of these hospitals issued warnings prior to the CDC's announcement, as problems first surfaced in late 2015.

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